"This show brings together twenty-three paintings from one of America’s most amazing self-taught artists. His vibrant images, rendered in enamel and house paint with a shimmering glossy finish on cardboard and his flamboyant use of color put him in a category all his own.

Rudolph, who lives in Savannah, Georgia, says that his inspirations come from many sources, “especially the Bible and reproductions of the works of the masters such as Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.” Bostic’s work was featured in the 2005 inaugural exhibition of the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art in Savannah, GA, and his art is in the permanent collection of the High Museum in Atlanta, GA. Some of the most prestigious southern galleries of folk art represent Bostic’s paintings."

Evoking people and places, feelings and memories, home contains meanings that are deeply varied and complex—yet simultaneously encompassing—for each person. Tucked between those four letters are nostalgia and hope: a longing for the past, tracing all the way back to Eden, and for our future home—plus all the spaces here in the in between. In seeking home, we find a deeper need to have a place, to be loved, to belong.

In this exhibit, each work of art is an invitation into the artist’s personal interpretation of home, revealing the intricate and profound ways that home impacts us all.

Opening Easter Sunday, the show invited artists to submit work that explored the theme "Alive." Final artwork was selected by juror Cameron Anderson, Executive Director of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA).

During 2016, in our small neighborhood of Shelby Park, 6 people died as a result of gun violence. Across the city in 2016, Louisville experienced more homicides than any other year on record. And across the U.S. in 2016 there were a total of 15,010 deaths from gunshots.

In this exhibit, artists have responded to violence and the gun with a variety of approaches.

"I've asked our church community to trust God and each other in a very tangible way: by sharing with me some of the most difficult aspects of their life and as they do so, to allow me to photograph them.

These stories and portraits are a display of trust; they are able to share in such a way because they trust to be loved and known by God and by others. But they are also an invitation to trust; to trust God and others with your whole self, not just with a polished version of yourself."

"The Emmaus road series is a year long collaboration between Ken Webb, the pastor of Christ's Fellowship Church (Valdosta, Georgia), me, and the one in whom we place our faith and hope, the God of all creation. Through the act of drawing, one drawing per week for forty-four weeks, I have sought to bring a form of visual communication that would buttress the pastors heart felt intentions as he delivers a sermon every Sunday morning. I am invited to give a quick artist statement for each piece at the conclusion of each Sunday morning service to summarize my thoughts and intentions for each creation. Each drawing is created live in tandem with the delivery of the sermon, approximately 45 minutes."

Christendom will be celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. Sola Scriptura: Biblical Text and Art is a visual testimony of how the Scriptures have compelled artists who cherish the Bible to incorporate its text into their art. The exhibition is comprised of three sections: Translating the Bible, Illuminating the Bible and Picturing the Bible. This is a touring exhibit on loan from Bowden Collections.

Darrell Kincer’s Unforeseen Visions series is made of photograms - unique darkroom photographs made by exposing light-sensitive paper without the use of any lens or negative. The florals of his images are placed directly on the paper and exposed to light. After creating the image, Darrell then uses chemistry to lift the photographic emulsion off the paper and then manipulates it by hand, creating painterly effects.

Daniel Graham’s work intentionally wanders from traditional printmaking to furniture and everything in between including performance and installation, and kinetic sculpture. Here we show some of his two dimensional artworks.

The theme for this group show is mosaic, an art form distinct in its harmonized patterns of fractured stone or glass. While most of these pieces are not actual mosaics, they reference the visual and thematic possibilities of mosaic in their process, composition, and message. The poignancy of mosaics resides in their being composed of what was previously broken and disparate; as such, the focus on this theme offers the opportunity to explore such concepts as dissonance and harmony, dispersion and reunion within individuals, families, the church, and the world.

Sin dislocates our identity as God’s image-bearers, resulting in personal and structural disunity. And yet, it’s less common to recognize that there’s also pain involved with healing, with the interaction of two or more broken people or institutions seeking resolution, unity, and rebuilding. The art in Sojourn’s Mosaic Body Exhibit explores the various ways that pain and alienation are experienced as the precursors to ultimate reunion.

In this exhibit we share wood block prints by two Steves - Steve Halla and Steve Prince.

Steve Prince's prints from the series Old Testament explore the emotional terrain of couples carving out a space in a contested world, attempting to maintain a covenantal love within the context of the complications of home. The linoleum cut prints in this series reflect various themes derived from the Old Testament placed in a contemporary framework.

Steve Halla's meticulously made prints explore the meaning of place to personal history. His wood blocks are made with simple hand tools, but achieve a photographic quality reminiscent of black and white half-tone printing.

Meet the Artist Sunday May 15, 4:30-6p.m. with an artist talk at 5:00 p.m. (15 minutes)

"...tenderness depends on how little the world touches you." -Ocean Vuong

As a child, I would often sleep with the TV on so that when I woke I wasn't startled by darkness. I could see the room, make sure I was alone. The fuzzy faces on the screen provided some strange comfort. What I experienced at night put everyone in shadow and I questioned the intent of those I encountered. A child is at the mercy of what surrounds them.How does a child cope with a world they feel is inherently unsafe? How does it form who they become?

"Because of the deep importance of spirituality in my worldview, I often feel inadequate to verbally communicate its nuance and range of meanings. Acting as a facilitator, my book-related work is a personal creative means of entering into the subject of spirituality. The long history of books as elements in ritual and religious practice makes them an ideal form for investigations of spirituality. In my recent work, handprinted, handbound books act as conduits, providing the viewer with a familiar form through which to encounter or consider the spiritual. The unique context of each viewer’s personal histories and spiritual experiences allows for varied individual experiences of the work."

Tim Robertson’s exhibit Shelby Park Dreams started with Tim’s desire to get to know his new neighborhood. After moving to Louisville from Cambodia in late 2014, Tim began walking around Shelby Park making pictures and asking people he met to share a dream they’d had. By asking neighborhood residents about their dreams, he hoped he could recognize themes and look for related content in the waking world. Tim took those conversations as inspiration for making the photographs and mixed media artworks found in this exhibit.

“Meaning is a bit of a dangling carrot for me,” answered Matthew Linden King in response to a question about the meaning of his abstract paintings.

Dangling Carrots is an exhibit of abstract paintings made by four artists who identify themselves as Christians. Many Christians making visual art today choose to make work abstractly, without recognizable imagery or symbols. Why is this?

The four artists in this exhibit choose to make work abstractly for reasons unique to their own purposes. Brittany Jennings says painting abstractly “feels like home.” Matthew Linden King writes “I ventured into abstraction to see if I could develop a voice in it.” Wayne Adams says working abstractly “allows me to get at an idea in an indirect way that often speaks more directly to it than I could by talking through the issue out loud.”

LIGHT IN LYON draws attention to Christians making art in Lyon, France. The exhibit is composed of two distinct projects.

THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE by Majestart“The Guiding Principle: A God who seeks to meet man” is a new set of prints by the French artist collective Majestart. The artists of Majestart made a series of posters related to the major movements of biblical history. Taken in together with the descriptive title cards provided by Majestart, the posters express the group’s belief that the Bible “addresses the major existential questions in a relevant way for today.”

Majestart is an artist collective of over 20 member artists based in Lyon, France. Their commonly held Christian faith and street art aesthetic unites them as a group. Together, they create street art projects and gallery exhibits across Europe. Learn more about Majestart at majestart.com.

QUE LA LUMIÈRE SOIT (Let there be Light) by Michael Winters“Let there be light” is the first quote found in the Bible. It’s what God says to usher in the creation of the universe. In French, the phrase is often translated “Que la lumière soit.” Michael Winters used block letters to write this phrase across a map of Lyon and then in December 2014, he visited Sojourn Church members living there. During the day, Michael walked the streets systematically locating the numbered squares he’d placed over a city map. A photograph was made in each of the numbered locations. By selecting locations for picture making this way, the photos depict side streets a tourist would not usually visit, giving a broad impression of the place and revealing subtle differences between the physical makeup of Lyon and the photographer’s native Louisville, KY. The photos will be displayed according to their mapped locations, creating a photographic map of the area.

"Through my work I attempt to use my God-given abilities to express my faith and point people to Christ.

It also helps my understanding of Bible stories by re-imagining them with my friends, family and students as the main characters. I paint them in contemporary settings with surrealistic elements to accentuate the mystery of God’s interaction with His creation.

By using traditional painting techniques, I strive to create believable images with symbolic meaning and psychological resonance."

– Barry Motes, Professor of Art at Jefferson Community & Technical College in Louisville